Moji Ninja

溺 — drown

溺 means “drown”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. Kun'yomi: おぼ(れる) (oboreru). You'll see it in words such as 溺れる (oboreru, “to struggle in the water; to be drowning”).

溺
Stroke order of 溺
Meaning
drown
On'yomi
—
Kun'yomi
おぼ(れる) (oboreru)
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N1 · set Water & the sea 4

How to remember 溺

Parts: 氵 water · 弱 weak

Words with 溺

WordReadingMeaning
溺れるおぼれる oboreru kunto struggle in the water; to be drowning

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